Hainan plans to allocate 70 million yuan ($10.4 million) in subsidies for private new energy vehicle buyers in 2019, while spending 5 million yuan in prompting government-use vehicles to go green, according to the Department of Finance of Hainan Province.

Local buyers now are not only exempted from vehicle purchase taxes and vehicle & vessel taxes as required by the central government, but also enjoy a regional subsidy equal to 50 percent of the national subsidy standards.

When the current subsidy policy expires after June, the Department of Finance of Hainan Province will move toward to subsidize the operation of new energy logistics vehicles, taxis, buses, shuttle busses, tour buses, and freight vehicles.

In addition, the finance authority will coordinate with the Hainan Provincial Development and Reform Commission to optimize the policies and procedures related to subsidies for charging infrastructure.

海南首條純電動雙層巴士觀光專線今天試運行，全程票價20元

Hainan introduces pure-electric double-deck sightseeing bus

The first 15 pure-electric double-deck sightseeing buses of Hainan province started trial operation in Haikou on March 26.

The buses run from Xinhai Harbor to Bell Tower, with 10 stops in total passing nine major scenic spots in Haikou. The whole route is 43.6 kilometers and takes 70 minutes.

With a ticket price of 20 yuan ($2.98), passengers can get on or off the buses an unlimited amount of times within a 24 hour period.